In her work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cindy Axne has seen the impact of investing in rural communities. That impact was on full display Wednesday as the senior adviser for rural ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Tom Campbell said something he’s enjoyed about becoming North Dakota’s director of Rural Development as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been connecting with people in ...

To the editor — At USDA Rural Development, our team is dedicated to expanding opportunities and investments in rural and indigenous communities across Washington State. Recently, we awarded more than ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bold step toward tackling the housing crisis in rural America has just been announced. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is injecting $12 million into the ...

In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...

A congressional directive to spend $3 million on rural grants to “socially disadvantaged” farmers and business owners may not go far. Just as the fight over federal grants canceled in the last fiscal ...

(The Center Square) – Two Wisconsin businesses have obtained a total of more than $375,000 in rural development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund water loans and a company-owned ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University is now part of North Carolina Commerce’s Rural Community Capacity (RC2) program. The program provides professional development training for leaders of local ...